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GeoRoundup

November 10, 2006

Humans and horses have long lived in harmony. But exactly how long, and where were they …

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Washable Wool

November 9, 2006

A listener asks: How does wool become non-shrink?

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Solar Flares and GPS

November 8, 2006

Strong solar flares could render some GPS receivers temporarily useless.

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Robot Snail

November 7, 2006

A robot snail could make some medical procedures a lot more comfortable.

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Boy-Friendly Parasite

November 6, 2006

A latent parasitic infection may make a pregnant woman much more likely to have a boy.

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NeuroMedical Roundup

November 3, 2006

Thanks to a brain implant, a teenage boy now plays video games with only his mind.

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Podcast

November 3, 2006

Kids on caffeine, prairie dogs in love, trading shoelace tags for gold in 15th century Cuba, how …

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Aspirin and Cancer

November 2, 2006

Don't go popping pills yet, but aspirin has some promising anti-cancer properties.

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Precious Aglets

November 1, 2006

Brass shoelace tags were more valuable than gold to indigenous Cubans at the time of Columbus.

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Kids and Caffeine

October 31, 2006

Could kids suffer from caffeine withdrawal, just like adults?

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Amorous Prairie Dogs

October 30, 2006

Young male prairie dogs are the most vulnerable of them all--when it comes time for love.

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Geo-Gases Roundup

October 27, 2006

The Oracle of Delphi may have had some geological help in entering her prophetic trance.

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